BABY STEPS Line Dance


NAME: BABY STEPS Line Dance
TYPE: 4-Wall, line dance
COUNTS: 32 beats of music
CHOREOGRAPHER: Don Deyne (DRDeyne@aol.com (618)624-5833)
PREPARED BY: Don Deyne (DRDeyne@aol.com (618)624-5833)
SUBMITTED BY: Don Deyne (DRDeyne@aol.com (618)624-5833)
DIFFICULTY: Intermediate
MUSIC: Something that makes you wanna bounce a bit:
    We Shall Be Free - Garth Brooks, 104 BPM
    Pocket Full Of Diamonds - Delevantes, 104 BPM
    Daytona Nights - Hank Williams, Jr, 112 BPM
    I Like The Sound Of That - Woody Lee, 116 BPM
    Deja Blue - Billy Ray Cyrus, 116 BPM
    No News -   Lonestar, 120 BPM
    (If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Out Of Here - Shania Twain, 124 BPM

NOTE:  Lonestar's "No News" provided the inspiration for this dance.  

COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS

"SLIDE STEP" LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, STEP LEFT, 1/2 TURN RIGHT:
 1      Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with 
        ball of right foot (push alternate knee forward for extra style)
 2      Slide right foot forward till right instep is even with ball
        of left foot
 3      Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with ball
        of right foot
 4      Slide right foot forward till right instep is even with ball
        of left foot
 5-6    Step forward left, 1/2 turn right shifting weight to right foot
 7&8    Shuffle slightly forward left

"PONY" STEP RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, STEP RIGHT, 1/2 TURN LEFT:
 9      Slide right foot forward till right instep is even with ball
        of left foot
 10     Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with
        ball of right foot
 11     Slide right foot forward till right instep is even with
        ball of left foot
 12     Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with
        ball of right foot
 13-14  Step forward right, 1/2 turn left shifting weight to left foot
 15&16  Shuffle slightly forward right

STEP LEFT, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE LEFT/TURN RIGHT, ROCK BACK RIGHT,
  RECOVER LEFT, SHUFFLE RIGHT/TURN LEFT:

 17-18  Step forward left, 1/4 turn right shifting weight to right foot
 19&20  Turn 1/2 turn right as you shuffle left
 21-22  Rock step back right, recover weight forward left
 23&24  Turn 1/2 turn left as you shuffle right

ROCK BACK LEFT, RECOVER RIGHT, CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT, 3/4 TURN RIGHT, ROCK
  LEFT OVER RIGHT, RECOVER RIGHT, 1/4 TURN LEFT AND STEP-TOGETHER-TOUCH:
 25-26  Rock step back left, recover weight forward right
 27-28  Touch left across right, unwind 3/4 turn right ending 
        with weight on right foot
 29-30  Rock step left across right, recover weight to right foot
 31     Face 1/4 turn left and step left
 &      Step together right
 32     Touch left toe beside right instep

                REPEAT

You are now face 1/4 turn left of original wall. You are happy, smiling,
and ready to begin again.

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NOTE:  Alternate styling for steps 1-4 and 9-12:  

Make it easier: Step left, right, left, right (take "baby
steps" instep to ball of opposite foot)

Make it harder: Counting 1&2&3&4, take "baby steps" on #
and hitch opposite knee on & counts

Make it even harder: Turn the hitches (from "Make it
harder") into scoots:
 Do the "running man"




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